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Pro-Qadri protesters block Karachi roads, cause traffic jam
[DAWN] Several small and big protest demonstrations against the hanging of Mumtaz Qadri caused a massive traffic jam on city's roads including the busiest thoroughfare Shahrah-e-Faisal on Monday evening.The protesters rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud against the government and judiciary, they blocked different roads for several hour which caused traffic gridlocks at Shahrah-e-Faisal, Soldier Bazar and Dr Ziauddin Ahmed Road. Mumtaz Qadri, an Elite Force commando convicted of killing former Punjab 1.) Little Orphan Annie's bodyguard 2.) A province of Pakistain ruled by one of the Sharif brothers 3.) A province of India. It is majority (60 percent) Sikh and Hindoo (37 percent), which means it has relatively few Moslem riots.... governor Salman Taseer, was executed at the Adiala Jail in the wee hours on Monday. Angry supporters of the convict erupted into the streets forcing shops and businesses to close and public transport to disappear making a strike-like situation in certain areas of Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... Motorists and commuters in public transport vehicles remained stuck for hours while some took to social media to express their anger. Posted by: Fred 2016-03-01 |
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